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Google has canceled tomorrow's launch of its mobile phone in China, a casualty of the company's standoff with the government over Internet censorship and hacking. A Google spokeswoman wouldn’t comment on the postponement, but it comes the same day the Chinese government made its first comment on Google’s anti-censorship ultimatum last week. “Foreign firms in China should respect China’s laws,” an official said.

Companies should also “respect China’s public customs and traditions, and assume the corresponding social responsibilities, and of course Google is no exception,” the official continued, according to the AP. Talks between the two parties are expected to begin this week. Meanwhile, ABC News reports, Google may be investigating its own China office amid suspicions that the email hack attack on journalists and human rights activists was an “inside job.”

Just look at what was hacked... activists protesting against the Chinese government... these attacks were also highly sophisticated and coordinated to a point where either it was China or someone wanting to look like China.

outoforder345

Jan 19, 2010 11:01 AM CST

@krock91 when hacking comes from a white country the gov. don't get blamed! not that i have seen. i will ASSUME that you KNOW what you are saying about gov. support of these hackers over there.

kROCK91

Jan 19, 2010 9:21 AM CST

outoforder- the difference is that there's substantial evidence the Chinese government was behind several hacking attacks. It's one thing if your population does it, it's another thing to support them.